Caffeine for kids: Logan Paul's PRIME Energy drink prompts concerns
PRIME Energy contains 200 milligrams of caffeine — equal to six Cokes or 2.5 Red Bulls. Pediatricians say children should not consume any amount of caffeine.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging the Food and Drug Administration to investigate an energy drink from YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI, which Schumer says has an “eye-popping” amount of caffeine and seems to target kids in its marketing on social media.
The beverage, PRIME Energy, contains 200 milligrams of caffeine — the equivalent of more than two cups of coffee, roughly six Coca-Cola cans or 2.5 cans of Red Bull.
“Two-hundred milligrams is a lot for a child,” said Dr. Ran Goldman, a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at the University of British Columbia.
Goldman and other pediatric nutrition experts said children should not consume any amount of caffeine.
Even a little bit of caffeine can cause kids to develop anxiety, jitters, decreased appetite or increased heart rate or blood pressure, according to Chenin Nickel, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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